Senior Cloud Engineer - GCP

Senior Cloud Engineer - GCP - SC Cleared/ClearableOutside IR35: £500-525 per dayHybrid - 2-4 days per month in LondonASAP - 6 months initialWe are recruiting a Senior Cloud Engineer to support the discovery and design of a future-state Google Cloud Platform environment within central government. The role will assess the existing platform, validate architectural decisions and ensure the proposed landing zone, governance and security models can be implemented effectively.You will work closely with the Lead Cloud Architect, providing the technical depth required to identify implementation risks, test proposed approaches and align the target platform with Google Cloud best practice.Role responsibilitiesAssess the existing GCP estate, platform configuration and engineering practices.Review GCP organisation administration, project governance and IAM controls.Evaluate audit logging, Security Command Center and wider security capabilities.Validate the technical feasibility of the proposed landing zone and governance model.Identify implementation risks, technical dependencies and remediation priorities.Develop proof-of-concepts for the target landing zone and project-vending approach.Design and review Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and Google Cloud Fabric.Support CI/CD automation using tools such as GitHub Actions.Key experience and requirementsExtensive GCP platform-engineering experience within large, complex organisations.Strong knowledge of GCP Organisations, project ..... full job details .....